LH drive vehicles are no longer allowed in South Africa unless they were previously registered here – has someone considered or even changed a truck from LH to RH drive? I had a look at one and this is what I observed:

Moving the steering assembly to the RH side with the sector shaft going through the tub with the distance mirrored to accommodate all the original components
Refit complete pedal assembly to the RH side with new brake and clutch master cylinder fluid lines
Mirror the dash/steering support and "sissy” bar
Moving the hi/low shift lever to the RH side by extending the shaft through the air duct.
Refit the accelerator pedal to the RH side and actuate the engine fulcrum with a cable from there
Mirror the instruments and switches to accommodate wiring lengths
Gearshift requires further thought but an option is to lengthen the lever and crank it to the right, halfway over the engine cover
Handbrake to be left as is.

Am I missing something? Comments would be much appreciated.

Tjerk

Last edited by Tjerk on Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:27 am, edited 2 times in total.

Would be best to just buy a RHD Pinz
Anything can be done with time and money but the gear shift will give you the biggest problem - perhaps try to find a RHD tranny.
With that train of thought - perhaps you can search for a wrecked RHD one in Europe and just get all the parts you need?

A Passat B5 5 speed gearshift assembly (1999 onwards) with modified cables should take care of the gearshift issue.
This is 5 speed shifter in the correct pattern/layout with a detent for reverse.
Tjerk